FAVORITE THINGS; Pop and Rap, To Classical And Country

By BEN RATLIFF

Published: December 7, 2004

CAN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLIN' -- BLUEGRASS: 80 YEARS OF AMERICAN MUSIC -- (Sony Legacy, $49.98.) The history of bluegrass winds through a maze of subgenres and record labels. This four-CD compilation judiciously selects many styles of bluegrass from 1929 to the present from many different sources -- not just labels controlled by Sony. BEN RATLIFF